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Sunan Abi Dawud 2637

War is deception" through this chain of narrators

সুনানে আবু দাউদ ২৬৩৭ · আবু দাউদ শরীফ•Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Al-Albani: Sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً وَرَّى غَيْرَهَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ ‏"‏ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَجِئْ بِهِ إِلاَّ مَعْمَرٌ يُرِيدُ قَوْلَهُ ‏"‏ الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ ‏"‏ . بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِنَّمَا يُرْوَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَمِنْ حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .

Narrator: Ka'b ibn Malik

English translation
Narrated Ka'b ibn Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go on an expedition, he always pretended to be going somewhere else, and he would say: War is deception. Abu Dawud said: Only Ma'mar has transmitted this tradition. By this he refers to his statement "War is deception" through this chain of narrators. He narrated it from the tradition of 'Amr b. Dinar from Jabir, and from the tradition of Ma'mar from Hammam b. Munabbih on the authority of Abu Hurairah
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। কা‘ব ইবনু মালিক (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কোনো দিকে যুদ্ধে যাওয়ার প্রস্তুতি নিলে তা অন্যদের থেকে গোপন রাখতেন। তিনি বলতেনঃ যুদ্ধ একটি ধোঁকা বা কৌশল মাত্র।
  • Al-AlbaniSahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiSahih

Authenticity & grade

Grades given by later hadith scholars for this narration. They are scholarly opinions and may differ; Sahih and Hasan are acceptable as evidence, Da‘if (weak) is not on its own.

  • Al-AlbaniSahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiSahih

Reference

Reference
Sunan Abi Dawud 2637
Collection
Sunan Abi Dawud
Book
15. Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
In-book reference
Book 15, Hadith 161
Numbering
Standard numbering (as on sunnah.com)
Permanent link
https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/2637

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  • Short reference

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2637

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    Sunan Abi Dawud 2637 (Book 15, Hadith 161). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/2637

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    “Narrated Ka'b ibn Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go on an expedition, he always pretended to be going somewhere else, and he would say: War is deception. Abu Dawud said: Only Ma'mar has transmitted this tradition. By this he refers to his statement "War is deception" through this chain of narrators. He narrated it from the tradition of 'Amr b.…” — Sunan Abi Dawud 2637 https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/2637

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What is Sunan Abi Dawud 2637?+

Sunan Abi Dawud 2637 is hadith number 2637 in Sunan Abi Dawud, in the Book “Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)” (Book 15, Hadith 161). It is narrated by Ka'b ibn Malik. Narrated Ka'b ibn Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go on an expedition, he always pretended to be going somewhere else, and he would say: War is deception. Abu Dawud said: Only Ma'mar has transmitted this tradition. By this he…

What is the grade of Sunan Abi Dawud 2637?+

Grades by later scholars: Al-Albani: Sahih; Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih; Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih. These are scholarly opinions and can differ between scholars.

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Cite it as “Sunan Abi Dawud 2637”. This site uses the commonly cited numbering (as on sunnah.com). Permanent link: https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/2637

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